Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 3PM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1071 | 1022 | 1008 | 1027 | 918 | 890 | 890 | 1029 | 955 | 1119 | 1006 | 1006 | 1055 | 1096 | 999 | 980 | 974 | 917 | 727 | 522 | 441 | 432 | 369 | 777 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:54AM1.64m | 10:17PM1.67m | 10:50AM1.71m | 11:13PM1.70m | 11:48AM1.81m | 00:11AM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:09PM0.37m | 4:35AM0.31m | 5:04PM0.34m | 5:27AM0.26m | 6:02PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 |
 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | 5:06 |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 1071 | 1022 | 1008 | 1027 | 918 | 890 | 890 | 1029 | 955 | 1119 | 1006 | 1006 | 1055 | 1096 | 999 | 980 | 974 | 917 | 727 | 522 | 441 | 432 | 369 | 369 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 20 | SSW 19 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 18 |
| kJ | 138 | 123 | 123 | 82 | 206 | 198 | 246 | 305 | 356 | 68 | 123 | 178 | 160 | 372 | 246 | 246 | 193 | 229 | 429 | 108 | 74 | 346 | 361 | 777 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | — | — | S 22 | S 22 | — | — | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 20 | S 20 | S 18 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 29 | 57 | 61 | 96 | 91 | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | 203 | 243 | 215 | 304 | 198 | 193 | 126 | 212 | 122 | 123 | 194 | 321 | 408 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 39 | 60 | 86 | 119 | 205 | 228 | 250 | 202 | 280 | 887 | 746 | 538 | 454 | — | — | — | — | 379 | 24 | 35 | 163 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 240 | 36 | 43 | 163 | 35 | 16 | 216 | 216 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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